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Granted Patent B2
US 12,011,653 · App. 18/224,483 · Granted Jun 18, 2024

System for providing putting speed and direction

Inventor: Jack W. Peterson (Elk Ridge, UT)
A63B71/0622A63B69/36A63B2220/16
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Patent No.
US 12,011,653
App. No.
18/224,483
Granted
Jun 18, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for providing golf swing guidance to a user can include a sensor assembly positionable on a ground surface. The sensor assembly can communicate with a network device to determine a location of the sensor assembly positioned on the ground surface. The sensor assembly can receive, based on the location of the sensor assembly, data representing aim instructions and a required swing characteristic for a desired trajectory of a golf ball. The sensor assembly can monitor a practice swing of the user and can produce practice swing data based on the monitored practice swing. The sensor assembly can determine a practice swing characteristic from the practice swing data and can determine a probable stroke result based on the practice swing characteristic and the required swing characteristic. The sensor assembly can transmit the probable stroke result to the user device.

Claims (61)

1. A system for providing putting stroke guidance to a user on a golf course putting green, the system comprising:

a remote server having a processor and a database, wherein the database is configured to collect, store and maintain high resolution LIDAR topography of at least one golf course with putting greens and holes associated with each putting green, wherein the high resolution LIDAR topography has centimeter accuracy coordinates;

a club sensor having multiple sensors and a transmitter coupled to a golf putter and the remote server and configured to collect practice putting stroke data from the golf putter as golf putter physically moves;

a sensor assembly having a real time kinematics device, wherein the sensor assembly is positionable on a ground surface of at least one of the putting greens and configured to use the real time kinematics device to identify a first location of at least one hole of at least one putting green and identify a second location of a golf ball on the at least one putting green within under ten centimeters, to transmit the first location and the second location to the remote server and to receive from the processor a comparison of the first and second locations to corresponding data of the high resolution LIDAR topography of the putting greens and holes; and

wherein the processor of the remote server is further configured to compare a projected trajectory of the practice putter stroke data with a recommended trajectory of the practice putting stroke data and send feedback to a mobile device with aim, direction and speed guidance instructions about the projected trajectory of the practice putter stroke data based on the recommended trajectory of the practice putting stroke data.

2. The system of claim 1 , the sensor assembly further configured to:

generate golf swing adjustments based on the practice swing characteristic and the required swing characteristic; and

transmit the golf swing adjustments to a user audio device.

3. The system of claim 2 , the sensor assembly further configured to:

generate a stroke characteristic from club sensor data of a user putter stroke; and

transmit to the mobile device audio and vibration feedback.

4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising:

a computing system configured to:

receive the location of the sensor assembly positioned on the ground surface;

identify a golf course and hole number based on the location of the sensor assembly global positioning system sensor data; and

select a green topography based on the identified hole number and the identified golf course.

5. The system of claim 4 , the computing system further configured to:

determine a hole location on or near a green based on the hole number and the identified golf course; and

determine a relative location of the sensor assembly to the hole on or near the green.

6. The system of claim 5 , the computing system further configured to:

calculate a plurality of paths to the hole location on the green based on the sensor location, the hole location, and the green topography using a topography physics engine; and

select one of the plurality of paths to the hole based on the location of the sensor assembly.

7. The system of claim 6 , the computing system further configured to:

transmit the recommended trajectory of the practice putting stroke to mobile device with a user audio device; and

receive a user confirmation of the selected path.

8. The system of claim 7 , the computing system further configured to:

calculate the required swing characteristic to achieve the desired ball trajectory on the selected path; and

transmit the required swing characteristic to the an audio user device.

9. The system of claim 4 , wherein the computing system is a cloud-based computing system.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location of the sensor assembly positioned on the ground surface is determined using real time kinematic positioning.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor assembly includes one or more of an image capture sensor, a radar sensor, and a lidar sensor.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor assembly includes a wireless transceiver configured to connect the sensor assembly to the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor assembly further comprises:

a location sensor positionable on the ground surface; and

a club sensor configured to receive the swing data and configured to transmit the practice swing data to the location sensor and an audio device.

14. A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions, to provide golf swing guidance to a user, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

collect, store and maintain high resolution LIDAR topography of at least one golf course with putting greens and holes associated with each putting green, wherein the high resolution LIDAR topography has centimeter accuracy coordinates on a remote server having a processor and a database, wherein the database is configured to collect, store and maintain the high resolution LIDAR topography;

collect practice putting stroke data from the golf putter as golf putter physically moves on a club sensor having multiple sensors and a transmitter coupled to a golf putter and the remote server;

use a sensor assembly having a real time kinematics device, wherein the sensor assembly is positionable on a ground surface of at least one of the putting greens and configured to use the real time kinematics device to identify a first location of at least one hole of at least one putting green and identify a second location of a golf ball on the at least one putting green within under ten centimeters, to transmit the first location and the second location to the remote server and to receive from the processor a comparison of the first and second locations to corresponding data of the high resolution LIDAR topography of the putting greens and holes; and

wherein the processor of the remote server is further configured to compare a projected trajectory of the practice putter stroke data with a recommended trajectory of the practice putting stroke data and send audio feedback to a mobile application operating on a mobile device with aim, direction and speed guidance instructions about the projected trajectory of the practice putter stroke data based on the recommended trajectory of the practice putting stroke data.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , the instructions to further cause the machine to:

determine a golf swing adjustment based on the comparison of the practice putting stroke and a required swing characteristic; and

transmit the golf swing adjustment to the mobile application of a user of the mobile device.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , the instructions to further cause the machine to:

determine a stroke characteristic from a user stroke; and

transmit the stroke characteristic to the user device.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , the instructions to further cause the machine to:

receive the location of the sensor assembly positioned on the ground surface;

identify a golf course and hole number based on global positioning system sensor data location of the sensor assembly; and

select a green topography based on the identified hole number and the identified golf course from stored high resolution LIDAR topography of golf courses and holes of putting greens of the database.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , the instructions to further cause the machine to:

determine a hole location on or near a green based on the hole number and the identified golf course; and

determine a relative location of the sensor assembly to the hole on or near the green.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18 , the instructions to further cause the machine to:

calculate a plurality of paths to the hole location on the green based on the sensor assembly first and second locations of, the hole location, and the green topography using a topography physics engine; and

select one of the plurality of paths to the hole based on the golf ball location of the sensor assembly.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19 , the instructions to further cause the machine to:

transmit the selected path to a user audio device or the sensor assembly;

receive a user confirmation of the selected path;

determine the required swing characteristic to achieve the desired ball trajectory on the selected path; and

transmit the required swing characteristic to the mobile application of a user of the mobile device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2023
From: PETERSON, JACK W.
To: OVATION GOLF, LLC
Reel/Frame 064337/0687 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63393193 · Jul 28, 2022
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